Referencing the flying club cup lp album bing 055 my copy of this release is on very quiet vinyl with only the slightest surface noise no cleaning.
The flying club cup vinyl.
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The flying club cup is beirut s homage to french culture fashion history and music.
The flying club cup retains the organic quality of beirut s debut.
Vinyl lp album country.
01 a call to a r ms 02 nantes 03 a sunday smile 04 guyamas sonora 05 la banlieue 06 cliquot 07 the penalty 08 forks and knives la fête 09 in the mausoleum 10 un dernier verre pour la route 1 1 cherbourg 12 st.
Vinyl package includes digital download coupon.
The sound stage is moderately wide with good separation.
Pressed on 140gm black vinyl.
Pompeii records the flying club cup is the second studio album by balkan folk influenced band beirut originally released on october 9 2007.
Condon s voice is a rich slightly wavering baritone.
This particular recording is thin on the bottom end so the highs are out in front crisp and slightly bright.
Six months of recording has led to the flying club cup an homage to frances culture fashion history and music.
4ad cad 2732 format.
Those balkan elements are joined by some french ones.
I call it an old new sound because the flying club cup sounds at the same time those old tunes our grandparents used to hear in a square or ballroom but also sounds new as the strong vocals of condon sets an alternative to the current mainstream music.
With beirut we can say that melody is back to music and is back to stay.
Beirut s second lp purportedly takes inspiration from french chanson of yesteryear as opposed to the balkan folk of yesteryear.
Saoking up the likes of francois hardy charles aznavour and most notably jacques brel.
Pop folk world country style.
Bandleader zach condon has found a new home in paris and a new muse as well quickly absorbing fodder from the likes of francois hardy or jacques brel.
Alongside the attractively puffing brass and clattering percussion comes the equally alluring wheezing accordion.
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